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76 华盛顿国际数学奥林匹克竞赛

DATE=7-27-2001
TITLE=AMERICAN MOSAIC1 #828-International Math Olympiad
BYLINE=Nancy Steinbach

HOST:
(Start at 0'54") Earlier this month, almost five-hundred young people from eighty-three countries took part in a special (1)contest near Washington, D-C. They were (2)competing in the forty-second yearly2 International (3)Mathematical3 Olympiad.  Shep O'Neal has more.
ANNCR:
The International Mathematical Olympiad is the top mathematics competition in the world.  This was the first year since Nineteen-Eighty-One that the competition was held in the United States.  It was held at George Mason University in Fairfax, (4)Virginia. Last year the contest was held in South (5)Korea.
 Each country sent a team of teen-age students.  During the competition, the students worked alone for nine hours over two days to (6)solve six mathematics problems.  They (7)presented their (8)solutions in writing, like reports written by research mathematics experts. 
 Those experts judged the papers during the next several days.  During the judging, the young people visited Washington, D.C. and its museums.  They also experienced4 American life and (9)culture. 
The six mathematics problems include (10)algebra, (11)calculus and (12)geometry.  They are too difficult to describe here.  They are too difficult for many people to understand.
The students taking part in the competition understood them, however.  The team from China won the competition.  The United States and Russia tied for second place. South Korea was fourth.  No third place award was given.
The students were also judged (13)individually and received (14)medals for their (15)performances.  One of the members of the United States team became the first four-time gold (16)medalist at the Math Olympiad.  Eighteen-year-old Reid Barton answered every question correctly each year for the past four years. 
Reid lives in (17)Arlington, (18)Massachusetts.  He does not attend a high school.  Instead he is taught at home.  He will attend college at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in (19)Cambridge, Massachusetts. Reid will not be able to attend another International Mathematical Olympiad.  But many other young people who love mathematics are already preparing for the contest next year.  It will be held in (20)Glasgow, Scotland5.

 

 


个人自费太空游成为可能

DATE=7-27-2001
TITLE=AMERICAN MOSAIC #828 - Space Tourism
BYLINE=Caty Weaver
 
HOST:
(Start at 4'28") Our VOA listener question this week comes from Russia.  Denis Vladimirovich Efimov asks if people will pay to take trips to space in the future.
It has already happened.  In April, American businessman Dennis Tito travelled to the International Space Station. He paid the Russian space (1)agency6 twenty-million dollars for eight days in space.
However, the American space agency did not support Mister7 Tito's trip. NASA officials said a non-professional space traveller should not visit the space station while it is being built. But Russian officials said the money Mister Tito was paying for the trip would help their space program. 
The two space agencies8 finally agreed on terms for the businessman's visit. NASA (2)barred Mister Tito from entering the American part of the space station alone.  And Russia made him promise to pay if he damaged anything.Mister Tito flew with two Russian (3)cosmonauts on the Soyuz spacecraft.  The cosmonauts were transporting equipment to the space station. Mister Tito's duties on the flight were (4)minor.  His trip was for pleasure.
Mister Tito returned to Earth safely on May sixth. He described his trip as the deepest experience of his life -- a dream come true. And he says he plans to support the idea of space travel for pleasure. 
He will not be alone.  The head of Russia's space agency has expressed his support for the idea.  He says Mister Tito's trip has opened up a new period of space exploration that includes pleasure flights.  Another Russian space official described the international space station as "open for business." 
Reports say Russian officials are considering offers from other (5)private (6)individuals looking for a ride into space. Film director James Cameron is among those interested.  The director of the film "Titanic9" is among a small group of people who are able to pay the high price for a flight in space.
When will the average person be able to take such a trip?  Maybe sooner than you think. The German television production company Brainpool is creating a show in which people compete to win a space flight.  Brainpool says it has an agreement to use Soyuz spacecrafts for flights that could begin as early as next year.

 

 

 


印度歌手阿里发行首张专辑

DATE=7-27-2001
TITLE=AMERICAN MOSAIC #728 - India Arie
BYLINE=Lawan Davis

HOST: 
(Start 7'55") India Arie (ar-EE) has been writing songs for five years.  Her first (1)album was (2)released in March.  It is called "(3)Acoustic10 Soul." Shirley Griffith tells us more.
ANNCR:
The songs on "Acoustic Soul" (4)include messages about loving yourself.  The song "Video" is about being happy with what you look like.
((CUT 1 - "Video"))
India Arie (ar-EE) is twenty-five years old.  She began playing (5)guitar while in college.  In Nineteen-Ninety-Eight, she (6)performed with other female11 singers on the Lilith Fair tour.  Major record companies became interested in her music.  
(7)Critics praise her singing. They say the songs on "Acoustic Soul" show how (8)non-electric (9)instruments can add feeling to a song. Listen for guitar, cello12 and piano on this song, "Ready for Love."
((Cut 2 - "Ready for Love"))
India Arie calls her music soul music because it comes from the heart.  She says the message of music has the power to heal13. We leave you now with another song from her new album.  This one is called "Brown Skin"(stop at 11'53")
(1)contest [ 5kCntest ]n.竞赛
(2)compete [ kEm5pi:t ]vi.比赛
(3)mathematical [ 7mAWi5mAtikEl ]adj.数学的
(4)Virginia [ vE(:)5dVinjE ]n.弗吉尼亚
(5)Korea [ kE5riE, kC(:)5riE ]n.韩国, 朝鲜
(6)solve [ sClv ]vt.解决, 解答
(7)present [ pri5zent ] vt.呈现
(8)solution [ sE5lju:FEn ]n.解答
(9)culture [ 5kQltFE ]n.文化
(10)algebra [ 5AldVibrE ]n.代数学
(11)calculus [ 5kAlkjulEs ]n.微积分学
(12)geometry [ dVi5Cmitri ]n.几何学
(13)individually [IndI5vIdjJElI]adv.个别地
(14)medal [ 5medl ]n.奖章
(15)performance [ pE5fC:mEns ]n.成绩
(16)medalist [5mAdElIst]n.受领奖章的人
(17)Arlington [ 5B:liNtEn ] n.(美国)阿林顿 (在弗吉尼亚州)
(18)Massachusetts [ 7mAsE5tFu:sits ]n.马萨诸塞州
(19)Cambridge [ 5keimbridV ]n.剑桥(英国城市, 剑桥大学所在地)
(20)Glasgow [ 5^lB:s^Eu ]n. 格拉斯哥(英国)


(1)agency [ 5eidVEnsi ]n.代理处
(2)bar [bB:(r)]vt.禁止
(3)cosmonaut [ 5kCzmEunC:t ]n.宇航员, 航天员
(4)minor [ 5mainE ] adj. 次要的
(5)private [ 5praivit ]adj.私人的
(6)individual [ 7indi5vidjuEl ]n.个人, 个体


(1)album [ 5AlbEm ]n.签名纪念册
(2)release [ ri5li:s ]vt.发表
(3)acoustic [E5ku:stIk]adj.声音的
(4)include [ in5 klu:d ]vt.包括, 包含
(5)guitar [ ^i5tB: ]n.吉他, 六弦琴
(6)perform [ pE5fC:m ]vt.表演, 演出
(7)critic [ 5kritik ]n.评论家
(8)non-electric adj..无电的
(9)instrument [ 5instrumEnt ]n.乐器

 


 


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1 mosaic CEExS     
n./adj.镶嵌细工的,镶嵌工艺品的,嵌花式的
参考例句:
  • The sky this morning is a mosaic of blue and white.今天早上的天空是幅蓝白相间的画面。
  • The image mosaic is a troublesome work.图象镶嵌是个麻烦的工作。
2 yearly 0fxwM     
adj.每年的,一年一度的;adv.一年一次地
参考例句:
  • The flower show is a yearly event in our town.我们镇上的花展一年举行一次。
  • The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
3 mathematical KBAxJ     
adj.数学的,数学上的
参考例句:
  • The solution can be expressed by a mathematical equation.答案可用一个数学方程式来表示。
  • Einstein was a mathematical genius.爱因斯坦是数学天才。
4 experienced ntPz2t     
adj.有经验的;经验丰富的,熟练的
参考例句:
  • Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
  • Perhaps you and I had better change over;you are more experienced.也许我们的工作还是对换一下好,你比我更有经验。
5 Scotland CjtzPw     
n.苏格兰
参考例句:
  • He has been hiking round Scotland for a month.他围着苏格兰徒步旅行了一个月。
  • Scotland is to the north of England.苏格兰在英格兰之北。
6 agency iKcy0     
n.经办;代理;代理处
参考例句:
  • This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
  • He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。
7 mister rnQzwB     
n.(略作Mr.全称很少用于书面)先生
参考例句:
  • Mister Smith is my good friend.史密斯先生是我的好朋友。
  • He styled himself " Mister Clean ".他自称是“清廉先生”。
8 agencies 0e418dcec84ec1fd8f830787bb2c3325     
n.代理( agency的名词复数 );服务机构;(政府的)专门机构;代理(或经销)业务(或关系)
参考例句:
  • There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations. 联合国有许多专门机构。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The project is funded by the World Bank and other multilateral agencies. 这项计划由世界银行和其他多国机构资助。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 titanic NoJwR     
adj.巨人的,庞大的,强大的
参考例句:
  • We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力,以达到我们的目的。
  • The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。
10 acoustic KJ7y8     
adj.听觉的,声音的;(乐器)原声的
参考例句:
  • The hall has a fine acoustic.这个大厅的传音效果很好。
  • Animals use a whole rang of acoustic, visual,and chemical signals in their systems of communication.动物利用各种各样的听觉、视觉和化学信号来进行交流。
11 female 3kSxf     
adj.雌的,女(性)的;n.雌性的动物,女子
参考例句:
  • We only employ female workers.我们只雇用女工。
  • The animal in the picture was a female elephant.照片上的动物是头母象。
12 cello yUPyo     
n.大提琴
参考例句:
  • The cello is a member of the violin family.大提琴是提琴家族的一员。
  • She plays a melodious cello.她拉着一手悦耳的大提琴。
13 heal Fd9xt     
v.使愈合,治愈,使康复;平息(争吵等);消除,解决(分支等)
参考例句:
  • Time helped heal the old wounds.时间有助于治愈旧创伤。
  • This wound will soon heal if yon keep it clean.如果你保持伤口清洁,它很快就会痊愈。

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